terror at a town meeting. three people are dead after a gunman allegedly upset with his local government opens fire in a pennsylvania municipal building. battling the ban. alex rodriguez said he will appeal a 211-game suspension in major league baseball and takes the year for the first time this year. >> alex rodriguez. and is this the future of food? scientists serve is up a hamburger made of meat grown in scientists serve is up a hamburger made of meat grown in a lab. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, august 6th, 2013. good morning, thanks for joining you i'm alexis christoforous. three people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a local

government meeting in northeastern pennsylvania last night. ross township is located about the gunman has been identified as rockne newell. witnesses say he appeared to be shooting randomly. police say he was involved in a longtime property dispute with the township. a local official tackled newell and shot him with his own gun. newell was treated and this morning is in police custody. at least two others were wounded. overseas they've ordered the evacuation of an embassy in yemen. we're learning that a secret message between the head of al qaeda and a deputy in yemen

prompted that action. it calls for a major attack against interests. bob orr has details. >> reporter: sources say the head of al qaeda ayman al zawahiri was pressing a meeting with nasir al wuhayshi. sources say the two leaders vaguely referenced something big. noting an attack could happen as early as sunday, august 4th. wuhayshi who was once the personal secretary to osama bin laden runs the yemen-based branch of al qaeda that has proven to be the most agress any of plotting against the u.s. his group, aqap is home to an explosive expert who over the past two years has targeted u.s.-bond airplanes with bombs hidden inside of underwear. and computer printers. aqap has been battered by drone strikes. deputy commander saeed al shihri was killed earlier this year. but counterintelligence officials warn that aqap remains dangerous and capable of inflicting serious damage.

while u.s. officials were stunned that veteran al qaeda leaders broke operational security by openly discussing intelligence plots, the intelligence remains incomplete. analysts who worked throughout the weekend still can't say when, where or how an attack may be carried out. so the u.s. has been forced into a blanket defense across north africa and the middle east, 19 u.s. diplomatic missions will remain closed through saturday. and while there is no indication that terrorists are targeting the u.s. mainland, security is being tightened around new york city landmarks and in some of the nation's airports. while nothing obviously happened on august 4th officials say the threat has not been neutralized. as far as we know, no terror operatives have been captured. there's no intelligence saying al qaeda is backing off. bob orr, cbs news, washington. baseball slugger alex rodriguez has until thursday to officially appeal a suspension that would keep him out of baseball through next season.

rodriguez and 12 other big leaguers were punished following baseball's investigation of performance-enhancing drugs, but it was rodriguez who was hit hardest. he was back on the field last night, his first major league game of the year. jericka duncan reports. >> reporter: the crowd in chicago where the yankees took on the white sox last night greeted alex rodriguez with some cheers. but mostly jeers as he returns to the majors after learning his fate. rodriguez hit a single in his first at-bat but his return to the yankees following injury was not the comeback he wanted. earlier in the day, major league baseball announced rodriguez will be suspended for a record 211 games, through the end of the 2014 season. >> it's been crazy, but from this point on, i'm going to do my very best to focus on baseball. >> reporter: that may be easier said than done. rodriguez said he'll appeal the suspension handed down for

allegedly using and pauses possessing performance-enhancing drugs and according to mlb commission bud selig interfering with the investigation. and before the game, rodriguez addressed the allegations. >> i'm fighting for my life. i have to defend myself, if i don't defend myself, no one else will. >> reporter: rodriguez will face his home team fans on friday. following would more games in chicago, he will be allowed to keep playing while his appeal is pending. some baseball fans in cicago say they chose the silent treatment last night. >> to keep going on that gives him attention. >> reporter: 12 other players were also disciplined but their suspensions only extended through 50 games. rodriguez will be 40 years old when he's able to return to baseball if his suspension holds. as the highest paid player in the sport, he could lose out on more than $30 million. rodriguez's suspension starts on thursday. the appeal process could take several months. now rodriguez at yesterday's news conference would not deny using performance-enhancing drugs. he said when the time is right, he will address that. reporting live here in new york, alexis. >> jericka duncan in new york, thanks so much.

jury deliberations are set to begin today in the whitey bulger trial in boston. during closing arguments monday the prosecutor called bulger one of the most vicious criminals ever to walk the streets of boston. his lawyers accused the government of corruption. bulger is charged with participating in 19 murders. at ft. hood in texas, army major nidal hasan goes on trial. today, he faces 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder in the 2009 shooting rampage at the army post. hasan is representing himself. that means he will be able to question the survivors in court. he could face the death penalty. the man police say was behind the wheel in a deadly hit and run in southern california could make his first court appearance later today. one woman was killed and 16 other people were hurt when a driver plowed through the crowds on a venice beach boardwalk on saturday. this morning, we're hearing from the husband of the newlywed bride who was killed on her honeymoon.

>> reporter: a memorial of candles and flowers is on the venice beach boardwalk in tribute to alice gruppioni, the 32-year-old italian newly wed was in california for her honeymoon when she was struck and killed sunday evening. her husband suffered minor injuries in the rampage. but he could not find the words to express his loss monday. >> there isn't words that explain what happened and what i feel. so i want to come back here with her -- >> reporter: vendor mark barrios said gruppioni landed next to him after she was tossed in the air. >> was she moving or alert at that point? >> she was breathing. you could tell she was breathing. she was not alert at all. >> reporter: the couple was married for less than two weeks. >> she was a remarkable young

woman. a really bright and shiny person. >> reporter: 38-year-old nathan campbell was booked for murder after he turned himself into police hours after the attack. police say he was behind the wheel of this sedan that sped along the boardwalk. striking pedestrians. surveillance video shows the driver surveying the boardwalk just before the attack. moments later the seaside retreat unravelled into chaos. >> i thought it was a bomb actually to be honest. >> thought it was a bomb? >> yeah, because there was a big boom. you know? i heard the big explosion but it was the atm that got hit first. that's what made everyone jump. everyone started ducking like this. it was terrible. >> campbell is being held on $1 million bond. he has no known address in the los angeles area but he does have a criminal history, spending time in jail in denver for shoplifting and trespassing. coming up on the "morning news," burger breakthrough. beef grown in a lab. it might save the environment but it won't come cheap.

and up next, mars milestone. we'll mark the one-year anniversary of the space rover curiosity. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." curiosity. this is the "cbs morning news."

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what could go wrong if anything. >> precision. >> whoo-hoo! >> reporter: cheers and tears then exploration. curiosity has 17 cameras that you can see on this model. the mars rover has taken more than 70,000 images. curiosity is also on social media, including foursquare, facebook and twitter. nasa engineer bobak ferdowsi, better known as mohawk guy, also became an internet sensation that day. >> this is our way of engaging everybody with what's going on with curiosity. >> reporter: and curiosity has been busy. the rover has collected and analyzed materials from two rocks driven more than a mile. it found a stream bed and evidence that microbial life could have survived on mars. >> now let's see if we can find the past. >> reporter: and they're looking to the future too. melanie woodrow for cbs news, pasadena, california.

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a cold front is moving into the upper midwest, bringing showers and thunderstorms. damaging winds and hail are possible from south dakota to missouri. clouds and showers are also moving into the northeast but most of the west should be dry. all on the "cbs moneywatch," the end of a family dynasty at the "washington post" and jetblue goes upscale. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> and good morning to you, alexis. well, the news in washington is the newspaper. "the washington post" has been sold to amazon founder jeff bezos. bezos paid $250 million for the "post" and other company newspapers. "the post" has been owned by the grant family since 1933. like other newspapers, it's been losing readers and advertisers to the internet. bezos is buying "post" as an individual. amazon will not be involved. asian stocks are mostly lower after disappointing earnings from toyota and honda.

hong kong's hang seng lost more than 1% while tokyo's nikkei added 1%. on wall street, stocks were mixed, the dow fell 46 points, the nasdaq gained just over 3 points. president obama travels to phoenix today where he will propose overhauling the mortgage system. mr. obama will propose shutting fannie mae and freddie mac, the mortgage giants that the government bailed out in the 2008 financial collapse. the president wants to replace them in a system in which the private market buys home loans and repackages them. and jetblue is going first class. the airline known for its all-coach service is adding 16 lie flat first class seats on its transcontinental flights. it is the first time jetblue will have two types of service. transcontinental routes are the most profitable and highly contested domestic markets for airlines.

i like the idea of lying flat on a flight. >> anything that makes me more comfortable while i'm in the air i'm all for it. hopefully, the prices won't start to skyrocket. ashley morrison, thanks so much. and in sports, heisman-trophy winners johnny manziel takes the field amid a field of controversy. the texas a&m quarterback suited up for his first practice of the season. the ncaa is looking into whether manziel was paid to autograph memorabilia. if investigators conclude that he did, he could be ruled ineligible and miss all or part of the season. coach kevin sumlin wouldn't speculate whether manziel would be his starting quarterback when the season opens august 31st. >> we didn't have a starter last year, and nobody asked me what the plan was for the quarterbacks. so, you know, we're going to practice, however we do it. and until -- as the facts start to come in, we'll adjust accordingly. >> manziel led texas a&m to an 11-2 record last year, and

became the first freshman to ever win the heisman trophy. in baseball, the streaking los angeles dodgers won their 15th straight road game. zack greinke allowed just two runs over seven innings and also drove in a run. los angeles beat st. louis 3-2 and now holds a six-game lead in the national league west. when we return, the future of food. scientists grow beef in a laboratory. but the big question, how does it taste? before they can attach. the leading brand kills, but doesn't repel. a tick that isn't repelled or killed may attach and make a meal of us. get veterinarian recommended k9 advantix ii! may attach and make a meal of us. with freshly bakedeve in whole grain bread.right then we add all-natural eggs... lean antibiotic-free ham... and vermont white cheddar. get 16 grams of protein and 23 grams of whole grain in the breakfast power sandwich.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., thunderstorms and 82. atlanta, thunderstorms, 86. st. louis, cloudy and 86. denver, a thunderstorm, 86. seattle, sunny and 83. ♪ global meat consumption is expected to double by midcentury. the environmental impact of

raising all of those animals could be dire. as alphonso van marsh reports, solving that problem is turning scientists into chefs. >> it's got fantastic color. >> reporter: a celebrity chef served up this burger for a studio audience and the food world. it's getting a lot of attention because it's not ordinary beef, it comes from a test tube. >> i was expecting the texture to be more soft when you bite it. >> reporter: researchers in the netherlands used stem cells from cattle to grow strips of beef in a laboratory. >> we make from one cell 40 billion cells. >> 40 -- >> 40 billion cells in that little hamburger. >> reporter: today's presentation may give what some call frankenburger a little extra sizzle but the cutting end behind the beef isn't chief. scientists say it costs more than $330,000 to make this burger. in the long run, the man made burger could save money and help feed people with an appetite to beef.

researchers say it will also be kinder to the environment, reducing the impact on agriculture, land and water. >> this is just to show that we can do it. that the technology is there. >> reporter: scientists added red beet juice and saffron for color, bread crumbs and other ingredients for taste. but will burger lovers bite? >> i didn't like it. >> i think it's a good idea in theory. >> reporter: don't expect to see these stem cell sliders anytime soon. researchers say it could take up to 10 to 20 years before the public gets a taste. alphonso van marsh, cbs news, london. >> it's all in the taste. and coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a growing controversy involving the republican party, two television networks and hillary clinton. plus actor hugh laurie. i'm alexis christoforous and this is the "cbs morning news. plus actress hugh luery. i'm alexis christoforous and this is the "cbs morning news."

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a fast moving wildfire in southern california has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes. the fire started yesterday and has burned 1500 acres. flames are dangerously close to lake ellsinore in the cleveland national forest. the fire could be seen just hundreds of feet away from homes. a dc-10 was used to drop fire retardants. at least three town, under mandatory evacuation. in june, a town of prescott, arizona lost 16 hotshots to a wildfire. carter evans reports. >> reporter: the fire that swept over the hot shots left jewel

l juliann ashcraft a widow. her husband andrew was 29 years old. >> i want to be just mourning my husband. be supporting our children, to be figuring out what our new normal is. >> reporter: but she's been denied the lifetime benefits she was counting on to raise her four children. the youngest is 18 months old. >> did you expect that this would be this much of an issue? >> no, as shocked as i was that my husband went to work and never came home, i'm equally shocked in how the city has treated our family since then. >> reporter: all 19 hot shot families will receive workers compensation, and a one-time federal payment of $328,000. but the city insists ashcraft and 12 others were seasonal employees and therefore, not entitled to the lifetime salaries and health benefits worth millions that were given to the six full-time hotshots. >> i said to them, my husband was a full-time employee, he went to work full time for you. what their response to me was, was, perhaps there was a communication issue in your marriage. >> reporter: we obtained

paperwork that shows ashcraft did earn a full-time salary. and the local firefighters union tells us of the 13 hot shots denied full benefits, ashcraft was the only one to work 40 hours a week year-round. city officials declined multiple requests for an interview but today she sent us this statement saying the city has fully complied with all of the laws and employment policies that direct survivor benefits. >> quite literally my bills are being paid by the good people of the world giving donations because the city of prescott wouldn't do anything for us. now i have four kids and myself, and i don't know what i'm going to do. >> reporter: her plans may soon include a lawsuit against the city. carter evans, cbs news, prescott, arizona. and coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest on major league baseball suspensions over doping. we'll look at what the future holds for alex rodriguez. plus, an update on the

deadly shooting in pennsylvania. we'll go live to the scene. >> and more on amazon's jeff bezos buying "the washington post." we'll speak with them. that's all for the "cbs morning news." for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm alexis christoforous. have a great day. ,,,,